Observed 8:52 PM EDT at KNHK

Drum Point, MD weather

Overcast and 58°14°.

Forecasts agree

Now 58°14°

Cloudy

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the east. 58–9 mph15 km/h through 10 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 23Good; Ozone · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.54 inHg1034 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+0.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° warmer than this time yesterday (55°13° then, 58°14° now)

Good hours for

Low 49°9° tonight at 4 AM
High 63°17° tomorrow at 3 PM

TonightDown to 49°9° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 61°16° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 66°19° by 3 PM · Clear
Monday nightDown to 56°13° by 9 PM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	11%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	3%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	2%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	4%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	6%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	89%	5%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	89%	6%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	89%	5%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	3%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	1%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	83%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	2%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	2%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	60%	2%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	56%	3%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	56%	2%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	0%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	1%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	1%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	1%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	80%	1%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	1%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	89%	1%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	3%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	8%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	47%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	48%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	49%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	50%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	17%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	2%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	60%	2%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	58%	3%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	54%	0%	4
Mon 3p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	52%	1%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	52%	0%	3
Mon 5p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	54%	0%	1
Mon 6p	Clear	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	0%	0
Mon 7p	Clear	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	65%	0%	0
Mon 8p	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	72%	0%	0
Mon 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	77%	0%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 47°8°. Typical 66°19° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. East wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
62°17°–64°18°
Low, likely
47°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 48°9°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 63°17°, low 46°8°. Typical 66°19° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 46. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
46°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 48°9°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 52°11°. Typical 66°19° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 52. Northwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 48°9°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 64°18°, low 51°11°. Typical 65°18° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 47°8°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 53°12°. Typical 65°18° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 47°8°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 64°18° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 47°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 55°13°. Typical 64°18° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 55°13°. Typical 64°18° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 46°8°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 57°14°. Typical 63°17° / 46°8°. Rain, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–74°23°
Low, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 46°8°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 62°17°. Typical 63°17° / 45°7°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–79°26°
Low, likely
60°16°–69°21°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 45°7°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 63°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 63°, low 46°.
Monday
Dry, high 66°, low 52°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 64–72°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (LWX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Chesapeake Bay at Bishops Head (IN MLLW)

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.7 ft

Forecast peak 3.4 ft Sun 1 PM, minor flooding

Reading from Sat 8:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Potomac River at Lewisetta (IN MLLW)

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.2 ft

Forecast peak 3.0 ft Sun 1 PM, minor flooding

Reading from Sat 9 PM · NWS gauge page

Patuxent River at Solomons Island (IN MLLW)

1.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.8 ft

Forecast peak 2.8 ft Sun 1 AM, action stage

Reading from Sat 9 PM · NWS gauge page

St. George Creek at Straits Point (IN MLLW)

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft

Forecast peak 3.1 ft Sun 1 PM, action stage

Reading from Sat 8:24 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 69% less heating than a typical week.

This week 19Typical 62

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 3
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 12:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Patuxent River NAS · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1945–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−6°−4°MonOct 19
—TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
+1°±0°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Drum Point weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 52 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 22 min less
Golden hour: 5:39–6:32 PM; Morning 7:07–8:00 AM
Blue hour: 6:32–6:42 PM; Morning 6:56–7:07 AM; first light 6:56 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 10:04 PM–6:57 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:36 AM · rises 5:11 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Drum Point. Open water to the horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Drum Point, MD weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Chesapeake Bay at Bishops Head (IN MLLW)

Potomac River at Lewisetta (IN MLLW)

Patuxent River at Solomons Island (IN MLLW)

St. George Creek at Straits Point (IN MLLW)

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon